Greater Houston Partnership: Economy at a Glance | March 2014

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A publication of the Greater Houston Partnership Volume 23, Number 3  March 2014
Partnership Nails Jobs Forecast — The Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Metropolitan Sta-
tistical Area created 76,200 jobs in ’13, a 2.8 percent increase, according to the benchmark
revisions1
recently released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). In December ’12,
the Partnership forecast the region would add 76,000 jobs by the end of ’13. The Partner-
ship’s forecast was off by a mere 200 jobs, essentially a rounding error for a market that now
counts more than 2.8 million payroll jobs. In ’14, the Partnership forecasts the region will
post a net gain of 69,800 jobs with growth occurring in every sector. For GHP’s ’14 forecast,
click here.
Three sectors accounted for half of all jobs added last
year—professional and business services; trade, trans-
portation, and utilities; and leisure and hospitality. Only
the finance and insurance sectors reported losses. The
revisions also showed that four sectors fared better than
first thought—dining establishments, specialty trade
contractors (e.g., plumbers, welders, electricians),
non-durable manufacturing (e.g., chemicals, plastics,
refined products, consumer perishables) and other ser-
vices (e.g., repair services, personal services, nonprof-
its).
TWC also revised annual employment data for Hous-
ton going back to the ’90s. The revisions show:
 The region has created more than 364,000 jobs
since the bottom of the recession.
 ’12 was Houston’s best year for job creation in
more than two decades.
 And growth slowed substantially in ’13.
1
Throughout the year, the TWC estimates job growth or losses based on a survey of area employers. The agency revises its estimates
each spring based on data available from unemployment insurance accounts. These “benchmark” revisions cover employment data for
the previous 21 months but often extend well beyond that.
ANNUAL JOB GROWTH – METRO HOUSTON
METRO AREAYear Jobs* Year Jobs*
'91 -10,400 '03 -11,300
'92 17,700 '04 37,600
'93 43,400 '05 89,200
'94 52,900 '06 106,000
'95 51,800 '07 89,100
'96 52,400 '08 19,900
'97 105,200 '09 -108,800
'98 90,800 '10 47,300
'99 17,400 '11 80,500
'00 59,000 '12 115,400
'01 3,600 '13 76,200
'02 -3,100 '14** 69,800
*December to December * *GHP forecast
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
GHP’s forecast for ’13
was off by 200 jobs, es-
sentially a rounding error
for a market with more
than 2.8 million jobs.

The slowing does not portend a downturn. Rather, it suggests that growth is finally returning
to normal.
More First Place Finishes — Houston led the state in job growth in ’13, with Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington (67,900 jobs) ranking second and Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (34,800
jobs) ranking third. Midland led the state in growth rate (5.4 percent), followed by College
Station-Bryan (4.3 percent) and Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (4.1 percent). Houston,
with a 2.8 percent rate, tied for fifth with Tyler and San Angelo.
NET CHANGE IN NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
December ’12 – December ’13, Texas Metro Areas
Metro Jobs % Metro Jobs %
Houston 76,200 2.8 Longview 1,900 1.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 67,900 2.2 Odessa 1,600 2.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 34,800 4.1 El Paso 1,500 0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels 18,600 2.1 Abilene 1,400 2.1
Midland 4,500 5.4 San Angelo 1,300 2.8
College Station-Bryan 4,400 4.3 Victoria 1,100 2.0
Lubbock 4,000 3.0 Waco 1,100 1.0
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 3,600 1.5 Amarillo 500 0.4
Corpus Christi 3,400 1.8 Sherman-Denison 500 1.1
Tyler 2,700 2.8 Wichita Falls 100 0.2
Brownsville-Harlingen 2,500 1.9 Beaumont-Port Arthur -900 -0.6
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 2,500 1.9 Texarkana -1,400 -2.5
Laredo 2,300 2.4 Source: Texas Workforce Commission
TWC released revised employment data for the state as a whole and for all metros. Between
’10 and ’13, Texas job growth proved marginally weaker than originally thought. The com-
mission revised job creation downward in two of the past four years, removing 33,000 jobs
from the four-year total. The state had 11.4 million nonfarm payroll jobs at the end of ’13,
an increase of 1.1 million (10.6 percent) since December ’09.
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) didn’t fare as well as Houston in the revisions. TWC reduced
DFW employment in ’12 by 20,500 jobs. The revision shifted the rankings for metro job
growth. Houston can again boast it has led the state in job growth for three consecutive years.
JOB CREATION* – TEXAS’ EIGHT MOST POPULOUS METRO AREAS
Year Texas Houston DFW Austin
San An-
tonio
El Paso
McAllen-
Edinburg
Corpus
Christi
Tem-
ple-
Kileen'10 216,200 47,300 52,800 24,100 11,800 4,600 4,400 -1,000 2,100
'11 237,600 80,500 71,700 26,100 17,800 1,200 4,100 4,400 100
'12 366,400 115,400 89,000 38,500 28,300 6,300 5,900 5,600 2,400
'13 270,900 76,200 67,900 34,800 18,600 1,500 3,600 3,400 2,500
Total 1,091,100 319,400 281,400 123,500 76,500 13,600 18,000 12,400 7,100
Source: Texas Workforce Commission * December to December

Observations follow on a few
key sectors.
Energy: Exploration and pro-
duction, oil field equipment
manufacturing, and engineer-
ing compose much of Hou-
ston’s economic base. The
base must grow for Hous-
ton’s secondary sectors (retail, restaurants, health care, government, etc.) to grow. Growth in
the base began to taper in ’12. The secondary sectors felt the impact in ’13. If the base now
settles into a sustainable pace of growth—somewhere above 3.0 percent—the secondary sec-
tors should follow suit. If the base contracts, however, the secondary sectors will eventually
contract. The bright spot is that exploration and production employment grew 7.0 percent
and engineering 5.8 percent in ’13.Oil field services, however, grew a tepid 1.7 percent.
Manufacturing: For the first time in the recovery, nondurables enjoyed healthy growth, add-
ing 3,800 jobs, outperforming durables (3,200 jobs) for the first time since the end of the
recession.
Chemicals manufacturing added 3,000 jobs over the last three years, and such growth should
continue as more plants and facilities are built to tap the inexpensive gas now available due
to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracking. Chemicals manufacturing has a high jobs mul-
tiplier. One job in a chemical plant supports between three and 10 jobs elsewhere in the local
economy. Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company has identified more than $40 billion in chem-
ical plant expansions and startups announced or underway along the Texas and Louisiana
Gulf Coast. This activity bodes well for Houston’s economy beyond the construction phase.
Construction: The industry lost 46,200 jobs in the recession, of which only 16,200 have been
recouped. A number of forces are pulling in opposite directions:
 CBRE has identified 16.3 million square feet of office space, 7.8 million square feet of
industrial space, and 1.9 million square feet of retail space under construction. However,
developers are building only half as many homes as they did prior to the recession.
 The region suffers from a shortage of residential lots to build on, yet only a handful of
lenders are willing to finance the development of more lots.
 Contractors could employ more carpenters, welders and electricians—if there weren’t a
shortage of workers with the requisite skills. The Partnership is working to address the
shortage through its Regional Workforce Development Task Force.
Construction activity will remain strong in ’14 but will be impacted by the lack of lots and
skilled workers.
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES, ECONOMIC BASE INDUSTRIES
Industry
Annual %
'13 '12 '11 '10
Oil and Gas Extraction 7.0 7.3 10.4 4.0
Oilfield Services 1.7 9.3 18.9 13.5
Oilfield Equip Manufacturing 2.4 10.3 15.9 9.7
Architectural & Engineering 5.5 7.2 5.4 0.3
Total Nonfarm Employment 2.8 4.4 3.1 1.9
Source: GHP calculations based on Texas Workforce Commission data

Retail: Local merchants added 27,400 jobs in the past four years, a reasonable number given
Houston’s recent population, employment and wage growth. However, last year’s growth—
5,500 jobs, 1.9 percent—was the weakest yet in the recovery. The good news is that the city
of Houston in ’13 collected $38.2 million more in sales tax, a 6.7 percent increase from ’12.
Wholesale Trade: Export growth, demand for oil field equipment, and the strong Houston
economy in general has helped this sector perform consistently over the past three years.
Wholesale trade added 6,800 jobs in ’13 and accounted for one in every 12 jobs added last
year.
Finance and Insurance: In ’13, the sector gave back half the jobs it had recouped since De-
cember ’09. Uncertainty brought on by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act and the trend to provide more services online continue to suppress employ-
ment growth. However, the real estate subsector has added 3,000 jobs over the past four years
and local bank deposits topped $208.0 billion as of June 30, 2013, nearly double where they
stood five years earlier.
Professional and Business Services: The weak growth in employment services, a subsector
of this industry, gives reason for concern. Growth or contraction in employment services
often portend growth or contraction in the economy as a whole. After adding 8,600 jobs in
’10, 6,300 in ’11 and 6,300 in ’12, employment services added only 900 jobs in ’13.
Health Care: Uncertainties associated with the Affordable Care Act finally appear to be im-
pacting Houston area employment. Health care and social assistance added 3,900 jobs in ’13,
the weakest job growth since ’98.
Food Services: One of the strongest performing sectors has been food services and drinking
establishments (e.g., restaurants, bars, etc.). The sector added 16,200 jobs in ’13 and 42,600
over the past four years. Houston continues to receive rave reviews in the national media for
the quality of its restaurants.
Government: The bulk of the public sector employment growth—6,300 out of 6,800 jobs
total—occurred in local government (e.g., cities, counties and school districts). The govern-
ment sector is always the last to enter the recession and one of the last to exit. That healthy
job growth has resumed suggests the economy has fully recovered.
Employment remains well below pre-recession levels in several sectors—computer manufac-
turing, construction, air transportation, finance and information. This far into the expansion, their
lackluster job growth suggests that these sectors suffer not from the aftermath of the Great Re-
cession, but from structural changes. If that’s the case, it may take several years before employ-
ment in these sectors returns to their pre-recession levels.

Trade Roundup — The Houston-Galveston Customs District handled $252.0 billion in trade
in ’13, down 8.1 percent from $274.2 billion in ’12. Despite the drop in trade, Houston re-
mained the nation’s third busiest customs district for the ninth consecutive year, behind Los
Angeles ($414.8 billion) and New York ($378.9 billion).
Exports grew 1.6 percent from $127.1 billion in ’12 to $129.1 billion in ’13, but imports
fell 16.5 percent from $147.1 billion in ’12 to $122.9 billion in ’13. Mineral fuel and oil,
which accounts for 54.9 percent of total imports, fell 21.2 percent from $85.7 billion in ’12
to $67.5 billion in ’13. This is the lowest level of imports through Houston for mineral fuel
and oil since ’09. Unlike ’09, when the decline was due to the Great Recession, this drop
was a result of robust growth in domestic crude production from unconventional drilling in
shale plays.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects strong growth in crude oil pro-
duction, primarily in the Bakken, Eagle Ford and Permian regions, to continue through ’15.
According to the EIA, the share of total U.S. liquid fuels consumption met by net imports
peaked at more than 60 percent in ’05 and fell to an average of 33 percent in ’13. The net
import share is expected to decline to 25 percent in ’15, which would be the lowest level
since ’71. As a result, import activity through Houston’s customs district may continue to
decline over the next few years.
$65.1
$89.4
$104.1 $113.0
$151.0
$92.4
$116.8
$148.6 $147.1
$122.9
$39.5
$47.0
$58.1
$72.3
$89.9
$75.2
$94.7
$119.4 $127.1
$129.1
'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division
Houston-Galveston Customs District Traffic
$ Billions
Imports Exports
$268.0
$211.5
$167.6
$240.9
$185.3
$162.2
$136.4
$104.6
$252.0
$274.2

Houston’s top five imports have remained unchanged since ’04: oil, industrial machinery,
iron and steel, electrical machinery and organic chemicals. In ’13, the top five totaled $95.1
billion and accounted for three-fourths of all imports. Since ’04, their value has risen from
$65.1 billion to $122.9 billion in ’13, a 7.3 percent annual growth rate.
Top 5 Imports Through Houston-Galveston Customs District, ’04-’13 ($ billions)
Import Commodity '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13
Mineral Fuel and Oil 40.5 57.5 64.1 70.6 98.9 57.9 76.9 96.7 85.6 67.4
Industrial Machinery 3.7 5.1 6.9 7.8 9.1 7.9 7.9 8.7 10.4 9.1
Articles of Iron or Steel 2.2 3.7 5.2 5.8 10.6 5.4 5.2 7.7 10.0 7.9
Electric Machinery 1.3 2.3 3.2 3.9 4.7 3.5 4.2 7.2 6.4 5.3
Organic Chemicals 2.3 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.3 2.4 3.6 4.6 4.8 5.1
All Other Commodities 14.9 17.2 20.9 20.9 23.2 15.0 18.6 23.5 29.6 27.7
Total Imports 65.1 89.4 104.0 112.9 150.9 92.4 116.7 148.6 147.1 122.9
In contrast, Houston’s exports have increased at nearly double the pace of imports, growing
at an annual rate of 14.1 percent from $39.5 billion in ’04 to $129.1 billion in ’13. The
future of exports out of the customs district depends largely on the health of the economies
of its trade partners. In ’13, Houston’s top 20 trade partners accounted for 68.6 percent of
exports. The GDP growth rate of 13 of the top 20 trade partners is forecasted to be stronger
this year than it was in ’13, suggesting a positive outlook for the district’s export growth.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13
$,billions
Import Value Growth Through Houston-Galveston Customs District
All Other
Organic Chemicals
Electric Machinery
Articles of Iron or Steel
Industrial Machinery
Mineral Fuel and Oil

HOUSTON’S TOP 20 EXPORT DESTINATIONS
Rank Country
Export Value
$ Billions
% of Total
Forecasted GDP
Growth in ’14
(%)
1 Mexico 13.420 10.4 3.0
2 Brazil 9.736 7.5 2.5
3 Netherlands 8.136 6.3 0.3
4 Colombia 6.687 5.2 4.2
5 Venezuela 5.200 4.0 1.7
6 China 4.731 3.7 7.3
7 Chile 4.695 3.6 4.5
8 Belgium 3.486 2.7 1.0
9 Singapore 3.280 2.5 3.4
10 Peru 3.213 2.5 5.7
11 United Kingdom 2.879 2.2 1.9
12 South Korea 2.832 2.2 3.7
13 Saudi Arabia 2.817 2.2 4.4
14 Canada 2.738 2.1 2.2
15 France 2.679 2.1 1.0
16 Nigeria 2.654 2.1 7.4
17 Argentina 2.627 2.0 2.8
18 Ecuador 2.328 1.8 4.0
19 Panama 2.227 1.7 6.9
20 U.A.E. 2.219 1.7 3.9
- All Other 40.498 31.4 -
Total 129.092 100% -
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division and the IMF
Flight Update — Traffic through the Houston Airport System (HAS) grew 3.1 percent from
3.9 million in January ’13 to 4.0 million in January ’14. International passenger traffic rose 8.8
percent from 731,594 in January ’13 to 795,962 in January ’14. January is the second consec-
utive month of exceptional year-over-year growth in international traffic, following an 8.9
percent increase from December ’12 to December ’13. Large year-over-year increases are
expected for the first few months of ’14 as the data reflect last year’s launch of nonstop routes
to Istanbul in April and Beijing in July.
Domestic travel increased 1.8 percent from 3.17 million in January ’13 to 3.23 million in Jan-
uary ’14. Hobby Airport continues to drive the growth in domestic passengers. Although
Hobby represents only a quarter of domestic travel through Houston, it accounts for all of its
growth. Intercontinental Airport experienced a 0.7 percent decline in domestic traffic from
January ’13 to January ’14, while Hobby grew by 8.5 percent over the same period.

SNAPSHOT — HOUTON’S KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Building Permits — City of Houston building permits reached an all-time high in January.
For the 12 months ending January ’14, the city issued building permits totaling $6.2 billion,
surpassing the pre-recession peak of $6.0 billion in October ’08. The January 12-month total
was also a 25.5 percent increase over the $5.0 billion issued during the 12 months ending
January ’13. Residential permits increased 31.1 percent from $1.8 billion to $2.4 billion and
nonresidential permits increased 22.2 percent from $3.1 billion to $3.9 billion.
Inflation — The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) grew 1.6 percent
nationwide from January ’13 to January ’14. Core inflation rose 1.6 percent over that period.
The energy index increased 2.1 percent, food prices grew 1.1 percent, and the shelter index
rose 2.4 percent.
Home Sales — Houston-area realtors sold 89,050 homes in the 12 months ending January ’14,
an 18.4 percent increase over the 75,205 homes sold in the 12 months ending January ’13,
according to the Houston Association of REALTORS®
(HAR). Total sales volume approached
$21.4 billion in the 12 months ending January ’14, a 31.5 percent increase over the $16.3
billion recorded in the 12 months ending January ’13, and the highest 12-month sales volume
on record.
Purchasing Managers Index — The Houston Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a short-
term leading indicator for regional production, registered 58.7 in February, up from 57.1in
January, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management-Houston. The
PMI has a possible range from zero to 100. Readings above the neutral point of 50 indicate
likely growth in production over the next three to four months; readings below 50 suggest
contraction. With the February reading, the PMI has held at or above 50 for 54 consecutive
months.
Vehicle Sales — Houston-area auto dealers sold 345,874 vehicles in the 12 months ending
January ’14, up 6.7 percent from the 324,256 sold in the 12 months ending January ’13, ac-
cording to TexAuto Facts, published by InfoNation, Inc. of Sugar Land. InfoNation forecasts
360,000 new vehicles to be sold in the Houston area in ’14.
Patrick Jankowski and Jenny Phillip
contributed to this issue of
Houston: The Economy at a Glance

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HOUSTON—THE ECONOMY AT A GLANCE
HOUSTON MSA NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT (000)
Change from % Change from
Dec '13 Dec '12 Dec '12 Dec '12
Total Nonfarm Payroll Jobs 2,840.1 2,763.9 76.2 2.8
Total Private 2,461.7 2,392.3 69.4 2.9
Goods Producing 551.9 535.9 16.0 3.0
Service Providing 2,288.2 2,228.0 60.2 2.7
Private Service Providing 1,909.8 1,856.4 53.4 2.9
Mining and Logging 107.4 103.1 4.3 4.2
Oil & Gas Extraction 59.9 56.0 3.9 7.0
Support Activities for Mining 46.8 46.0 0.8 1.7
Construction 188.9 184.2 4.7 2.6
Manufacturing 255.6 248.6 7.0 2.8
Durable Goods Manufacturing 171.5 168.3 3.2 1.9
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing 84.1 80.3 3.8 4.7
Wholesale Trade 153.8 147.5 6.3 4.3
Retail Trade 298.4 292.9 5.5 1.9
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities 135.0 131.1 3.9 3.0
Utilities 16.1 16.1 0.0 0.0
Air Transportation 23.3 22.8 0.5 2.2
Truck Transportation 24.2 23.4 0.8 3.4
Pipeline Transportation 9.5 9.3 0.2 2.2
Information 32.9 32.0 0.9 2.8
Telecommunications 15.1 14.3 0.8 5.6
Finance & Insurance 89.1 90.7 -1.6 -1.8
Real Estate & Rental and Leasing 52.1 51.3 0.8 1.6
Professional & Business Services 431.0 420.8 10.2 2.4
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 207.6 200.8 6.8 3.4
Legal Services 24.1 24.1 0.0 0.0
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping 21.2 20.4 0.8 3.9
Architectural, Engineering & Related Services 71.0 67.3 3.7 5.5
Computer Systems Design & Related Services 30.5 28.6 1.9 6.6
Admin & Support/Waste Mgt & Remediation 199.0 196.0 3.0 1.5
Administrative & Support Services 188.4 186.6 1.8 1.0
Employment Services 73.3 72.4 0.9 1.2
Educational Services 50.9 48.7 2.2 4.5
Health Care & Social Assistance 289.2 285.3 3.9 1.4
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 27.6 26.5 1.1 4.2
Accommodation & Food Services 250.3 232.9 17.4 7.5
Other Services 99.5 96.7 2.8 2.9
Government 378.4 371.6 6.8 1.8
Federal Government 27.4 27.5 -0.1 -0.4
State Government 72.8 72.2 0.6 0.8
State Government Educational Services 39.2 39.1 0.1 0.3
Local Government 278.2 271.9 6.3 2.3
Local Government Educational Services 194.2 191.0 3.2 1.7
SOURCE: Texas Workforce Commission

Houston Economic Indicators
A Service of the Greater Houston Partnership
Most Year % Most Year %
Month Recent Earlier Change Recent Earlier Change
ENERGY
U.S. Active RotaryRigs Feb '14 1,769 1,756 0.7 1,769 * 1,756 * 0.7
Spot Crude Oil Price ($/bbl, West Texas Intermediate) Feb '14 101.43 95.56 6.1 97.77 * 94.97 * 2.9
Spot Natural Gas ($/MMBtu, HenryHub) Feb '14 5.63 3.27 72.2 5.05 * 3.30 * 53.0
UTILITIES AND PRODUCTION
Houston Purchasing Managers Index Feb '14 58.7 64.2 -8.6 57.9 * 60.0 * -3.5
Nonresidential Electric Current Sales (Mwh, CNP Service Area) Jan '14 4,202,519 3,931,483 6.9 4,202,519 3,931,483 6.9
CONSTRUCTION
Total Building Contracts ($, Houston MSA) Dec '13 800,345,000 916,420,000 -12.7 11,708,477,000 11,243,480,000 4.1
Nonresidential Dec '13 256,980,000 322,143,000 -20.2 3,502,965,000 4,072,056,000 -14.0
Residential Dec '13 543,365,000 594,277,000 -8.6 8,205,512,000 7,171,424,000 14.4
Building Permits ($, City of Houston) Jan '14 580,228,831 479,807,585 20.9 580,228,831 479,807,585 20.9
Nonresidential Jan '14 373,754,501 343,133,342 8.9 373,754,501 343,133,342 8.9
New Nonresidential Jan '14 177,555,227 171,985,472 3.2 177,555,227 171,985,472 3.2
Nonresidential Additions/Alterations/Conversions Jan '14 196,199,274 171,147,870 14.6 196,199,274 171,147,870 14.6
Residential Jan '14 206,474,330 136,674,243 51.1 206,474,330 136,674,243 51.1
New Residential Jan '14 189,809,880 119,567,794 58.7 189,809,880 119,567,794 58.7
Residential Additions/Alterations/Conversions Jan '14 16,664,450 17,106,449 -2.6 16,664,450 17,106,449 -2.6
Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Activity
PropertySales Jan '14 4,929 4,667 5.6 4,929 4,667 5.6
Median Sales Price - SF Detached Jan '14 177,000 150,000 18.0 177,000 * 150,000 * 18.0
Active Listings Jan '14 28,211 33,532 -15.9 28,211 * 33,532 * -15.9
EMPLOYMENT (Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA)
Unemployment Rate (%) - Not Seasonally Adjusted
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA Jan '14 5.6 6.9 5.6 * 6.9 *
Texas Jan '14 5.8 7.0 5.8 * 7.0 *
U.S. Jan '14 7.0 8.5 7.0 * 8.5 *
FOREIGN TRADE (Houston-Galveston Customs District)
Port of Houston Authority Shipments (Short Tons) Jan '14 3,793,302 3,452,233 9.9 3,793,302 3,452,233 9.9
Air Passengers (Houston Airport System) Jan '14 4,024,607 3,902,378 3.1 4,024,607 3,902,378 3.1
Domestic Passengers Jan '14 3,228,645 3,170,784 1.8 3,228,645 3,170,784 1.8
International Passengers Jan '14 795,962 731,594 8.8 795,962 731,594 8.8
Landings and Takeoffs Jan '14 67,345 64,246 4.8 67,345 64,246 4.8
Air Freight (metric tons) Jan '14 33,417 33,858 -1.3 33,417 33,858 -1.3
Enplaned Jan '14 18,374 17,406 5.6 18,374 17,406 5.6
Deplaned Jan '14 15,043 16,452 -8.6 15,043 16,452 -8.6
CONSUMERS
New Car and Truck Sales (Units, Houston MSA) Jan '14 24,991 26,976 -7.4 24,991 26,976 -7.4
Total Retail Sales ($000,000, Houston MSA, NAICS Basis) 4Q12 30,682 30,792 -0.4 107,511 100,873 6.6
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers ('82-'84=100)
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria CMSA Jan '14 209.8 202.5 3.6 207.600 * 204.200 * 1.7
United States Jan '14 233.916 230.28 1.6 233.916 * 230.280 * 1.6
Hotel Performance (Houston MSA)
Occupancy(%) 3Q13 68.0 64.4 70.1 * 66.4 *
Average Room Rate ($) 3Q13 98.70 89.70 10.0 101.36 * 94.02 * 7.8
Revenue Per Available Room ($) 3Q13 67.12 57.74 16.2 71.06 * 62.50 * 13.7
POSTINGS AND FORECLOSURES
Postings (Harris County) Dec '13 1,310 2,061 -36.4 18,976 34,730 -45.4
Foreclosures (Harris County) Dec '13 403 678 -40.6 5,419 9,993 -45.8
YEAR-TO-DATETOTAL or
YTD AVERAGE*MONTHLYDATA

Sources
Rig Count Baker Hughes Incorporated
Spot WTI, Spot Natural Gas U.S. Energy Information Admin.
Houston Purchasing Managers National Association of
Index Purchasing Management –
Houston, Inc.
Electricity CenterPoint Energy
Building Construction Contracts McGraw-Hill Construction
City of Houston Building Permits Building Permit Department,
City of Houston
MLS Data Houston Association of
Realtors
Employment, Unemployment Texas Workforce Commission
Port Shipments Port of Houston Authority
Aviation Aviation Department, City of
Houston
Car and Truck Sales TexAuto Facts Report,
InfoNation, Inc., Sugar Land TX
Retail Sales Texas Comptroller’s Office
Consumer Price Index U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hotels PKF Consulting/HospitalityAsset
Advisors International
Postings, Foreclosures Foreclosure Information &Listing
Servi

-150
-120
-90
-60
-30
0
30
60
90
120
150
2,000
2,100
2,200
2,300
2,400
2,500
2,600
2,700
2,800
2,900
3,000
'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14
12-MonthChange(000)
NonfarmPayrollEmployment(000)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment, Houston MSA
12-Month Change Total Payroll Employment
1,800
1,850
1,900
1,950
2,000
2,050
2,100
2,150
2,200
2,250
2,300
420
460
500
540
580
620
'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14
Service-ProvidingJobs(000s)
Goods-ProducingJobs(000s)
Goods-Producing and Service-Providing Employment
Houston MSA
Goods-Producing Jobs Service-Providing Jobs

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15
%CivilianLaborForce
Unemployment Rate - Houston, Texas and U.S.
Houston Texas U.S.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
'04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15
NaturalGas,$/mcf
WTI,$barrel
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Spot Crude and Natural Gas Prices
Monthly Averages
WTI Natural Gas

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